1. Life….Words….Expressions A Portrait of Maya Angelou Table Of Contents The Life I Know Why…. Resourc es Credits Quotes The Heart Of a Women

2. Table Of Contents The Life I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings The Heart Of a Women Credit Resources The Life I Know Why…. Resources Credits Quotes The Heart Of a Women Home

3. Born-Marguerite Johnson on April 4,1928, in St. Louis, Missouri In 1935 Maya and her brother, Bailey go to live with their mother in St. Louis and one year later is raped by her mother's paramour, Mr. Freeman Started career in 1952 winning scholarship to dance. Dr. Angelou has authored twelve best-selling books She is fluent in many languages such as: ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN, ARABIC, WEST AFRICAN FANTI As poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, Dr. Angelou continues to travel the world making appearances, spreading her legendary wisdom. The Life Table Of Contents I Know Why…. Resourc es Credits Quotes The Heart Of a Women Home

4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings –Published in 1971, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings not only chronicled Angelou's life through age 16, when she gave birth to her son, Guy, but it also offered a clear, and frightening, glimpse into the "separate but equal" black experience of the pre-WWII era. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings –The book details her life from the beginning in Stamps, Arkansas, and relates how she has overcome many obstacles throughout her life to become the successful, educated woman she is today-- author, political activist, actress, and singer. –The book is geared to the young reader and contains a chronology of the milestones in the author's life, as well as the dates when her most important works were published. Table Of Contents The LifeResourc es Credits Quotes The Heart Of a Women Home

5. The Heart of A Women This engaging book chronicles the changes in Maya Angelou's life as she enters the hub of activity that is New York. There, at the Harlem Writers Guild, she rededicates herself to writing, and finds love at an unexpected moment. In this book she reflecting on her many roles--from northern coordinator of Martin Luther King's history-making quest to mother of a rebellious teenage son--Angelou eloquently speaks to an awareness of the heart within us all. In The Heart of a Women (1981), we see Angelou has a new look at life from the eyes of a mother. In it she is matured and has more sense of where she is headed. Her acting career is taking route. At this point, she is appointed Northern Coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership conference. She held the office for only a short time, but it was long enough for her to meet and Marry Vusumzi Make. Table Of Contents The Life I Know Why…. Resourc es Credits Quotes Home

6. If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning. It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. Quotes Table Of Contents The Life I Know Why…. Resourc es Credits The Heart Of a Women Home

7. Credit Khristina Scruggs SED 6020 Table Of Contents The Life I Know Why…. Resources Quotes The Heart Of a Women Home

8. Resources http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/canam/angelou.htm http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/02.20.97/maya- angelou-9708.htmlhttp://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/02.20.97/maya- angelou-9708.html http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/FSFETCH?fetchtype=fullrecor d:sessionid=fsapp8-51793-ett7u4b9- m2giac:entitypagenum=3:0:recno=8:resultset=1:format=FI:next= html/record.html:bad=error/badfetch.html:entitytoprecno=8:enti tycurrecno=8:numrecs=1http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/FSFETCH?fetchtype=fullrecor d:sessionid=fsapp8-51793-ett7u4b9- m2giac:entitypagenum=3:0:recno=8:resultset=1:format=FI:next= html/record.html:bad=error/badfetch.html:entitytoprecno=8:enti tycurrecno=8:numrecs=1 http://www.ricocheting.com/school/A.Biographical.Sketch.of.May a.Angelou.htmlhttp://www.ricocheting.com/school/A.Biographical.Sketch.of.May a.Angelou.html http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/mayaangelou/a/mangelouquot es.htmhttp://afroamhistory.about.com/od/mayaangelou/a/mangelouquot es.htm http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&tname=maya- angelou&curtab=1648_1http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&tname=maya- angelou&curtab=1648_1 Table Of Contents The Life I Know Why…. Credits Quotes The Heart Of a Women Home